Miss Pellin's Post
January 4th to January 8th

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! Winter break ends on Monday, January 4th!

This week will be the first of two weeks that our class will be roller skating for gym (10:00-10:40).

The First Week of 2010 at School:

Science: We will begin the study of space.

Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.

Social Studies: We will continue to study culture and immigration in chapter 3. We will be celebrating Culture Day on Thursday, January 14th. Each student should be prepared to share something about his or her cultural heritage with the class.

Math: Students will not be tested on graphs. We will begin the study of measurement (Chapter 20). There will be a multiplication "x6" test on Friday, January 8th.

Spelling: There will not be a Spelling test this week. We will study analogies.

Reading: We will focus on English this week.

English: We will begin to study letter writing. This will include learning how to address an envelop, learning each student's own address, and the key parts of a letter. Students will also edit friendly letters helping them understand the format and punctuation of letters.

In addition, students will pick a celebrity to write a letter to. The students will need to find the address of the celebrity they would like to write to online by Thursday, January 7th. You can normally find the celebrity's fan club website by using google. On the fan club websites it includes an address that letters can be sent to. Students will need to bring in an envelope with a stamp for this letter.

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/21: Winter Break begins - have a great holiday.
Monday 1/4: Classes begin after winter break!
Friday 1/8: We will have a multiplication test.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065

Miss Pellin's Post
December 14th to December 18th
Winter break begins on Monday, December 21st! Have a great holiday.

During the first two weeks after winter break, our class will be roller skating for gym (10:00-10:40). Ms. Stainman, our gym teacher, would really appreciate a few parent volunteers to come to Prairieview to tie roller skates. Please email her at tstainman@ccsd66.org.

Our class will also go on a bowling field trip on Tuesday, December 15th. If your child would like to buy a snack, please do not send more than $10 with them.

On Friday, December 18th, the students will go to the Tivoli movie theater to see the movie Unaccompanied Minors. This trip will be in place of a holiday party.

The Sixteenth Week of 2009 at School:

Science: Our Chapter 9 (weather) test will be on Tuesday, December 15. Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.

Social Studies: We will continue to study of culture in chapter 3. We will be celebrating Culture Day on Thursday, January 14th. Each student should be prepared to share with the class something about his or her cultural heritage. You will find a packet on what to do in each students binder on Monday, December 14th.

Math: There will be a chapter 5 test on Monday, December 14th. Then we will begin the sutdy of graphs. There will not be a multiplication test this week.

Spelling: There will be a "Winter Words" spelling test on Friday, December 18th.

Reading: There will be a vocabulary quiz using the words from the The Mysterious Giant of Barletta on Monday, December 14th. Students will learn about apositives, problem/resolution, synonyms/antonyms, and types of genres.

English: We will work on writing a poem about a snowman!

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/14: There will be a chapter 5 Math test. There will be a vocabulary quiz.
Tuesday 12/15: There will be a chapter 9 Science test. The students will go bowling.

Friday 12/16: We will have a Spelling test. Students will go to the Tivoli theater.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065

Miss Pellin's Post
December 7th to December 11th

Special Holiday Project!
Each year Prairieview runs a service project around the holidays. Our efforts will benefit a deserving family. Each classroom at Prairieview has a family or an individual that is in need at this time. We haven't received any gifts yet, so anything you can bring in will be greatly appreciated!

Our family includes:
~ a fifth grade girl
~ a grandma
~ a mom
~an uncle (age 54)

In order to make this a special holiday, we have “adopted” them. If you could send in a NEW, not used, present for one or more of the family members that would be greatly appreciated.

Directions for our class family gifts:***
*Please wrap the gifts if they are not food items.
*LABEL the item with what it is with a post it note.
*Label who it is for.

Some ideas for NEW (not used) gifts include, but are not limited to:
Fifth Grade Girl: Scarf, hat, mittens, books, games, etc.
Gift certificates to consider: Jewel, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, K-Mart, Sears, JC Penney’s, Carson Pierre Scott, Chili’s, TGIFridays, Subway, McDonalds, Burger King, etc.
***ALL DONATIONS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th!

The Fifteenth Week of 2009 at School:
Science: We will conclude our study of weather. Students will be tested on Chapter 9 (weather) on Tuesday, December 15. Students can use their new Science textbook online from the website http://www.thinkcentral.com/to help understand the subject. In order to access the Science textbook at home go to the same website. The user name is your parent connect number. The password is ccsd66.

Social Studies: There will be a Chapter 12 and Downers Grove test on Monday, December 7th. Students should use their study guide to prepare for the test. Then we will begin the study of culture in chapter 3.

Math: This week we will continue to study time. There will be a multiplication "x5" and "x10" test on Friday, December 11th. There will be a chapter 5 test on Monday, December 14th.

Spelling: There will be a Spelling list #16 test on Friday, December 11th.

Reading: We will begin to study the strategy of connections. We will read the story The Mysterious Giant of Barletta. There will be a vocabulary quiz using the words from the The Mysterious Giant of Barletta on Monday, December 14th.

English: We will finish our study of verbs. There will be a unit 3 verb test on Friday, December 11th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, December 7th.

Things to Remember:
Monday 12/7: There wil be a Social Studies test.
Tuesday 12/8: This is the last day for Christmas donations.
Friday, 12/11: There will be a Spelling test. There will be multiplication tests. There will be a unit 3 verbs test.

Monday 12/14: There will be a chapter 5 Math test. There will be a vocabulary quiz.
Tuesday 12/15: There will be a chapter 9 Science test.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065